Sword Fighting

Watching Cameron and Weston sword fight might be my favorite thing ever. Weston takes it so seriously and thinks it's hysterical. He wants to sword fight the second Cameron gets home {and I'm relieved he only wants Cameron to sword fight with him}. The game goes like this.... Weston cuts off all of Cameron's limbs till he can't walk or sword fight anymore, then he cuts off his head, then he has to kiss him to make him come back alive. Then multiply this by 100. 

 

Almost Cruising + Some Potty Talk

Holden is crawling up a storm, pulling himself up on everything, loves to stand, and is so close to cruising. People think I'm crazy but I hope he walks early. I'm not so much of a fan of the crawling stage but I LOVE when they can walk! And now for some potty talk. Weston is potty trained, well, pee-trained. He thinks pooping in his undies is just as much fun as pooping in a diaper... so I kicked him out of his undies. I was throwing too many undies away {because sick, I'm not scrubbing those things} and now he get's to wear a pull-up. I wish Weston was obsessed about his undies as much is Holden is.

Finally

It's about time.... Weston actually wants to be around Holden. All of the time. Well, most of the time. He asks where Holden is, wants to play with him, wants him to be with us, kisses him, wrestles him, and sits on him for horsey rides. Holden thinks it's hysterical. I think their interactions are so endearing and I love every second of it. Weston genuinely likes him. Sheesh, it only took 9 months. 

Utah

On a whim I decided to take the boys to Utah. My sister was also going to be in town with her new babe and we finally got to meet baby Deacon. Flying solo with the two kiddos went surprisingly well and we had such a fun time seeing family and friends. The best part about it was there was no snow... our poor CA blood couldn't have handled it I'm sure. Weston would stick his finger in the snow in front of my parents house  and say, "I'm freezing, I need my gloves." Yeah, we couldn't have handle a full on snow storm. 

We spend lots of time with Luke and Millie which was so fun. Per usual, we went to the children's museum and had a blast. Trying to get them all to look at me was impossible; they were too busy flying the helicopter. 

We went to the aquarium for our first time and it was so fun. Weston thought it was awesome to touch the sting ray's... I touched them too and I thought it was really gross.

Holden and Mille {who are about a year apart and weigh the same}

My mom with the boys

Weston, Luke, and Millie {Holden was out cold in the stroller}

I went to dinner with my girlfriends and it was so super fun to catch up with everyone. I miss them all the time! And a note on Weston's pink purse. He's really obsessed with rolling things {i.e. scraps of paper, receipts, sili-mats, socks, underwear, basically anything. Borderline ocd? Not sure?} So before we left for dinner he found this purse at my mom's house {had to be bright pink} and he rolled up all of his underwear, stuffed them inside, and insisted on bringing it and carrying it around. Whatever makes him happy....

Weston with Lindsay's boys Mason and Gage {in the highchair}. Mason and Weston were like 2 peas in a pod.... running all over the restaurant, climbing on top of the tables, making messes, being boys, etc. etc. 

Weston with cute new baby Deacon.

My brother, Scott, and I

My brother is the "fun uncle." Everyone's got one.... the one who makes funny faces, is annoying loud, really funny, and the one who throws all the kids around and wears them out. Weston was sooooo obsessed with him.

Scott and I took the boys to a movie. Weston doesn't watch full movies all that much and he's never been to a theater.... I was a little curious how it was going to go but he loved it. I think he mostly loved being with Luke and having full access to popcorn and chocolate milk. Good Utah times. 

Bundle Up

Weston's preschool teacher gave him a little beanie for Christmas and he loves it like he loves his blanket. Last night we checked on him before going to bed and we found him with his pillows stacked, beanie on, slippers on, and sweat dripping down his face. Seriously hilarious. 

New Year's Eve {2011}

We decided to play hard in San Fran today so the kiddos would pass out early tonight. Mission accomplished. The boys were both asleep by 8:30 and we're about to chill out on the couch, flip stations, eat cookies, watch movies, and probably be asleep by 11:30. We party hard over here. 

Weston basically had all of his dreams come true in one day. He rode on 2 trains {Bart and the trolley} saw 2 fire trucks with their lights blaring in SF, rode the carousal,  and ate a hot dog for lunch. Can it get any better? 

The ride in on Bart was so exciting for Weston. He loved all the tunnels and loved looking out the window.  

The line for the cable car was forever and a day, of course. We took turns walking the boys around while one waited in line. It reminded me why we aren't going to Disneyland anytime soon. 

Totally worth the wait... both of them LOVED the trolley. 

A view of the tree at union square from the trolley. 

Next up... lots of exploring on the piers. Sea lions, crabs, 

the carousal, 

eating our fav mini doughnuts, 

tipping the silver man, 

and chowing down at Gotts.  I swear that place is our go-to.... we should really venture out more but we just really can't. Holdie had his first fry and sucked on this one fry for 20 minutes. Yummo. Time to go to my couch now... happy new year!! 

On The Mend

Yowsers. I've seen, touched, and smelled too many bodily fluids these past two weeks to make me sick to my stomach for the next year. Luckily we're on the mend. 

After a two week hiatus Holden will finally eat solids again. Green smoothies were a hit tonight and he is beyond obsessed with drinking from a cup. I'm considering putting all of his baby food in a cup?  

Meanwhile Weston's new favorite excuse for everything is that he's too hot. Too hot to eat, to sleep, to wear clothes, to go outside, to take a bath, etc. etc. Isn't it winter? Sigh.